Ooh! I have an idea to get control of the House NOW!!!

The Tea Party whack-a-doodles plan on going after "moderate" Republicans to replace them with more crazy folks, which means primary battles will reflect the new Civil War that these people will be fighting.

Any chance there are enough SANE moderate Republicans who we wouldn't mind being associated with - you know, where the only way to get to Washington so you can try to make a difference is to be a Republican? Can we bring them over, honor them for their willingness to work FOR America, and then provide them support so we can use them as leaders to help turn America blue?

Can we convert the elected and take control to benefit the country?

If the Tea Party wants a civil war, I say we offer SANCTUARY to the sane ones!!!

18. And His Job is to

hold our economic recovery hostage for 5-6-7 years?

Given Rmoney was just crushed in OH.. and part of the reason for that is Obama assisting the auto industry (middle class jobs)-- I would think Boehner is smart enough to see that-- and to see even redistricting shenagigans may not guarantee his seat in Congress.

7. Just made the same point at the same time!

15. 190 Democrat , 240 Republican , 5 vacant.

Here's a link. You're right we're gaining ground. No I would not support Republicans under any circumstances as per your idea. We've given the opposition plenty of rope to hang themselves with and so far they're doing a good job. Keep the faith, never capitulate. DEMOCRATS/2014 all the way!
(edit for spelling, their to they're)

4. Good for a few flips but I doubt it will do it this time

We have to concentrate on winning 2014, the House, Senate, state legislatures, governorships, etc.

We need a 50 state, EVERY ELECTION COUNTS strategy. If Democrats had won the 2010 election we would have been far better off now.

That largely depends on Barack Obama keeping faith with the voters who supported him and the leadership in the Senate making it very painful and difficult to filibuster and put holds on nominees and bills. Anyone who wants to hold up the Senate should be made to do what the Great Bernie Sanders did in his great filibuster. He had the support of other Senators for that. I am sure there are maybe even a handful of Republicans who would like to do more than obstruct. It wouldn't take any of them though they might like to break the McConnell strategy that has led them to the defeat they suffered this time.

I'm more than willing to support leadership that leads to making progress, I'd quit my work and go more than full time for someone like that. But they've got to lead and they have to do it now.

11. IF the Affordable Care Act is popular when it kicks in in 2014

12. It is an interesting idea.

Many independents and moderate republicans that I know are sincere in wanting bipartisanship, and they do not want the same party (either party) to have the WH and both houses of Congress. I would think that moderate R's could win in many districts if independents and Dems were supportive. It would go against the grain here on DU to support R's, but if the alternative is more batshit crazy, then we might hold our nose and vote R.

13. I consider that a distinct possibility already.

And it makes good sense to pursue it. Specifically, I expect Boehner and Mitch to have a lot of difficulty with "party discipline" as it is, they've been hit, clobbered, shellacked, shown to be impotent, so the fear factor is much reduced. So I expect individual Congresspersons, esp. Rs, to be looking to their own future interests, and we ought to welcome anybody willing to vote our way on board.